In the beginning of 2020, there were over 1 million restaurants operating in the United States, employing over 15.3 million people. When the Coronavirus hit the U.S., almost all of those restaurants had to close their dining rooms and lay off most, if not all of their employees. Some were able to pivot to take-out and delivery while others simply had to close for good. Two months later, state and local governments began to lift shelter-in-place orders and allow restaurants to reopen their dining rooms.

Filmmaker Christian Remde began shooting with restaurants, documenting how chefs and owners are coping with the pandemic, and giving them an avenue to tell their stories.